What Abigail Did That Summer

What Abigail Did That Summer by Ben Aaronovitch

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


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I may have been a little unfair to knock this down to three stars because in terms of the story, it was five, but, unfortunately, the only version I could get my hands on was an audio book and I've come to the conclusion audio books are not for me. Some of the words were garbled. Some sentences, particularly at the beginning of chapters, dropped the first word.

The story is interesting and worth reading but if there are any other books in this series available only in audio format I think I'll skip them. Some people love listening to stories and for them, this is a good one. It's clear Mr. Aaronovitch is planning a different series for Abigail because the ending sets her up to follow an independent path as opposed to being merely Peter's assistant. Whether he gets around to writing it might be a different thing.

Abigail is a strong character although I've encountered some other authors who did better with young protagonists. Still, she's interesting and the plot is entertaining. I just hope further adventures will be more readily available either in print or e-format.



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